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THE CLAUDE NEWS
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, TEX., THURSDAY, JAN. 14, 1954.
PAGE FIVE
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2-in. of Beautiful
Snow Blankets
the Area Saturday
Around 2 inches of snow covered
most of the county last Saturday
night resulting in around .15 in-
ches of moisture with more in
prospect this week. It started snow-
ing again Tuesday afternoon but
the precipitation was light.
Prospects get brighter with each
passing snow and rain, so pray more
in '54.
Local Red
Cross Organizes
at Meeting
L. R. Burnett, Mid-Western A-
rea District Manager of the Na-
tion Red Cross, presided over the
local Red Cross organization meet-
ing held in the courthouse in
Claude Thursday morning.
The following officers were elect-
ed to the Armstrong County Chap-
ter: Chapter Chairman, Frank
Reck; Vice-Chairman, Bob Ash-
worth; Home Service Chairman,
Bill Dunn; Disaster Chairman, Carl
Neely; Blood Chairman, John
Knierim, Publicity Chairman, B.
Waggoner; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs
Ernest Melton; Fund Chairman,
Jimmy McFarland.
The membership drive for the
National Red Cross is to start
soon. Each club and organization
in the county is urged to appoint
their chairman and helpers to help
Jimmy in this county-wide drive.
This is not only the work for one
it is the work for all, so let's all
cooperate with Jimmy in any way
we can.
factors such as driving too fast for
conditions, driving on the wrong
side of the road, improper passing,
and many others.
A film "And then There Were
Four" was shown. This picture was
one for all families to see. Ano-
ther film will be shown January
19th at 3 p. m. in the high school
auditorium. High school students
will be invited and all mothers are
urged to be there.
The first grade won the atten-
dance prize.
Brownie Scout
Holds Meeting
The Brownies met in their room
on Jan. 12, 1954. Our chairman,
Carol Ann Allmon conducted the
business session. Several games
were played and enjoyed by all.
Since it was snowing we dismissed
early. Mrs. Henry Finley served
lovely refreshments to seventeen
members and four adults. The next
meeting will be Jan. 26, 1954.
Bill Hazard
Visits Parents
Airman Bill Hazard acting as
engineer flew from Hutchinson,
Kansas to Amarillo Saturday and
spent the night with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Elzy Hazard in Claude
They returned to their naval air
station Sunday afternoon. Bill has
gained another strip. An Airman's
rank compares to sergeant in the
Army.
THANKS TO FRIENDS
We would like to thank all the
good people who remembered us
during the Christmas holidays with
Christmas cards and wishes. We
received 74 and they were appre-
ciated. Thank you all.
Mrs. G. J. Brunson and Mary
Jan. 10th. All the Benson's children
and their families were together
for a reunion. Also Ed Hess and
family.
Claude Garden
Club to Meet
Claude Garden Club will meet
with Mrs.. Dee Wilson Friday after-
noon at 2:30. Mrs. Wilson will be
leader and work will be done on
winter flowers for spring blooms.
Of Local Interest . . .
• Pvt. Roy M. Smothermon from
Virginia has been transferred to
Pvt. Roy M. Smothermon US 54104-
1855, C Co. 61st Eng. Bn, Fort
Hood, Texas.
Cpl. Don Bagwell
Returns to Station
Cpl. Don Bagwell left Thursday
of last week for Presidio, Calif.,
after spending a 20 day furlough
in Claude with his mother, Mrs.
R. L. Bagwell, other relatives and
friends. Don is in the regular army
and expects to receive his discharge
in August.
Visits Friends
In Claude
Mrs. Iris Allen from Mississippi
spent four days visiting an old time
school mate, Mrs. Arch Finley and
husband. Mr. and Mrs. Finley took
Mrs. Allen for a ride in their
Piper Tri-Pacer airplane over the
scenic Palo Duro Canyon. She en-
joyed flying and visiting.
Mrs. Boyd, 78,
Taken by Death
Mrs Hattie K. Boyd, 78 years old,
a resident of the Panhandle since
1915, died at 8:45 a m. Sunday in
the Worley Hospital in Painpa. She
is the mother of Mrs. J. J. Long-
hagen of Claude and has visited
here many times.
Funeral services for Mrs. Boyd
were conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday
in the Duenkel-Carmichael Funer-
al Home in Pampa with Rev. J. J.
Allison, pastor of the Claude Bap-
tist Church, officiating. Enterment
was made in the Claude Cemetery.
Mrs Boyd, a native of Wise Coun-
ty, has made her home in Skelly-
town with her "son, W. S. Boyd,
for the past 20 years Before that
she lived in Panhandle. She was a
member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Boyd is survived by three
other sons, G. A. of Hutchinson,
Kan., A. J. of Visalia, Cal., B. J.
of Lovington, NM; a daughter, Mrs.
J. J. Longhagen of Claude; five
grandchildren and six great-grand-
children.
Returns Home
From Hospital
Mr. A. M. Nutter was able to be
returned to his home in the Claude
ambulance Jan. 2nd from North-
west Texas Hospital in Amarillo
where he was taken in the same
ambulance December 2nd. He is
improving very slowly.
Washburn News . . .
The Jess Rutherfords are expect
ed home Thursday, Jan. 14th. They
spent a month in California visit-
ing their children, the J. T. Thom-
ases of Elsinore and L. C. Turner
family of Compton. We are all
anxious to hear the details of their
trip.
Also returning home are the Gil-
mores; Simon from the hospital in
Fort Worth and Mrs. Gilmore from
an extended holiday visit with her
children at Houston.
Twenty-seven were present at
the home of J. E Benson Sunday
• Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cobb and
Mr. and Mrs. Mai Kight attended
the funeral of Mr. Jim Gcrley in
Happy Wednesday of last week.
• Dr. W. A. Carroll of Amarillo
visited friends in Claude Tuesday
of last week. He was dinner guest
of. Mr. and Mrs. E. E Nickell and
attended to a few business matters.
• Mrs. Abe Vineyard spent Friday
in Amarillo in the home of her
son and family, Roy Vineyard and
I children.
• Mrs. Sam Hawes of Owensboro,
Kentucky, is visiting relatives and
friends in Claude. She arrived here
last week.
• Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dunn and
Betty May drove over to Plainview
Saturday morning and Bettye May
had a check up. She is improving
nicely. She is a mighty brave little
girl.
• Mrs. J. J. Allison, Mrs A. T. Pos-
ey, Mrs. Roy Douthit and Miss
Geraldine Rampy drove down to
Memphis Saturday afternoon to
visit Bill McDowell in the Memphis
hospital. Mrs. McDowell is a teacher
in Claude school.
ARTHRITIS?
I have been wonderfully blessed
in being restored to active life af-
ter being crippled in nearly every
joint in my body and with mus-
cular soreness from head to foot
I had Rheumatoid Arthritis and
other forms of Rheumatism, hands
deformed and my ankles were set.
Limited space prohibits telling
you more here but if you will
write me I will reply at once and
tell you how I received this won-
derful relief.
Mrs. Lela S. Wier
2805 Arbor Hills Drive
P. O. Box 2695
Jackson 7, Mississippi
Hear Talk on
Safe Driving
The Mothers Club met, Tuesday,
Jan. 12 in the high school auditor-
ium for a program on safety. The
speaker, Mr. Cecil McNeil of the
Dept. of Public Safety in Amarillo
spoke to the group on the various
phases of safety on the highways
and within city limits. Mr. Mc-
Neil stressed the need for a drivers
education course in the schools as
one of the best ways to teach pro-
per driving habits. Just having a
drivers license does not guarantee
a good driver. Accidents don't just
happen they are caused by many
Cut Down on Expenses!
SAVE on Gasoline
Regular, per gal. 21 Jc
Ethel, per gal. 23c
at
G. J. Cagle Service Station
Claude, Texas
SEE ME FOR TV
SALES SERVICE
Six Models on Special
Leon Osborn
Phone 900-F-4 Claude, Texas
1907
1954
Forty-Seventh Anniversary
This week marked the 47th anniversary
of continuous business in Claude for
the Imperial Barber Shop, and we are
very grateful to the fine people of this
area for the good business and friend-
ships we have enjoyed during these
years.
Thank You, and we promise you the best
service that we can render.
Imperial Barber Shop
R. E. Blanton Ernest Melton
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as you wish, yet perfectly at home with
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Claude, Texas
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Waggoner, William J. B. & Waggoner, Cecil O. Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1954, newspaper, January 14, 1954; Claude, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth355517/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Richard S. and Leah Morris Memorial Library.